No one seems to want to want to discuss how propublica ended up with a substantial fraction of all Americans (or actually all?) detailed tax files-- the distrib

No one seems to want to want to discuss how propublica ended up with a substantial fraction of all Americans (or actually all?) detailed tax files-- the distribution of which is a felony. This itself should be a remarkable scandal. The rigid privacy protections provided for tax filings is important part of the acceptability of the privacy-invasive tax system.